An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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Even Antarctica has an area code. It's 672.
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The state of Florida is bigger than England!
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Louisiana is the only state that grows in land area every year (Due to alluvial deposits from the Mississippi River).
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Europe is the only continent without a desert.
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The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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A waterfall known as The Devil's Kettle empties water into a hole and nobody knows where it ends up!
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The warmest temperature ever recorded on Antarctica was 3 degrees F.
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